One person is in police custody after failing to stop for officers.
Police say at 12.38pm, they noticed a vehicle wanted in connection with another incident. Officers signalled for the car to stop, but it fled the scene. It was not pursued, but a police Eagle helicopter was deployed.
Spikeswere successfully deployed at the Ellerslie-Panmure highway on-ramp, and the vehicle drove on the wrong side of the highway, hitting a member of the public's car. This person sustained minor injuries, and was treated at the scene.
The vehicle stopped on the Ellerslie-Panmure highway, and the driver was taken into custody without incident.
The Eastbound lanes on Ellerslie-Panmure Highway were closed between the southbound State Highway 1 Ellerslie-Panmure Highway off-ramp and Main Highway, but have since reopened.
FINAL UPDATE 2:15PM Eastbound lanes have fully reopened again between the Ellerslie-Panmure Hwy off-ramp and Main Hwy. ^MF https://t.co/KXwGA6uX3S
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